Calculating the ROI of E-Learning

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Jack J. Phillips

At a cost of more than $3 billion a year, high-quality training courses, tutorials, and multimedia simulations that can keep up with the rapid pace of technological development are inherently expensive and time-consuming to create. With new content providers, technology... More »

Transforming Informal Learning Into a Competitive Advantage

Julie Norquist Roy

Using metrics is a smart way to formalize informal and collaborative learning methods without waste, and attain the alignment you need. For U.S. businesses, maintaining a competitive edge (or even just staying in business at all) is as complex as the rush of economic ne... More »

The IDMM Approach for Developing Online Courses

Brad Loiselle

With the advancement of technology and the requirement to be online, the IDMM helps better define the process an instructional designer would follow when developing an online course. The Instructional Design Maturity Model (IDMM) illustrates the connection between the i... More »

Chatting Up Your LMS

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Catherine King

Among the many features that an LMS contains, chats and forums are perhaps the most underused and under appreciated. Yet, academia has long used discussion as the best way to build community and promote learning. So can you, by leveraging the power of chat in your LMS. ... More »